Just a few weeks ago, we released the 2013 Community Needs and Trends report for our community – and right away, nonprofits throughout Greater Austin asked for a deeper dive into key elements of this treasure trove of data, including diapers and food needs. We also saw data released from other organizations that reinforced our findings.
Here are the big answers, insights & details that came out of it all:
1. Both adult and child diapers are a key need in Greater Austin
.@Austindiapers Data show diapers rank high on our list of unmet needs: pic.twitter.com/ZduYnHQZwo
— United Way Austin (@uwatx) February 12, 2014
2. Data consistently show women are the majority of those looking for help
From @CPPP_TX: Female-headed Texas working families that are low-income increased from 59% in 2007 to 61% in 2012: http://t.co/PXXipZT1Cj
— United Way Austin (@uwatx) February 13, 2014
Our #data show women are the majority of those looking for help – & #childcare is a big concern. @MomsRising @CPPP_TX pic.twitter.com/Y6AxAig6FS
— United Way Austin (@uwatx) February 19, 2014
3. Food needs vary seasonally but continue growing
Capital Area Food Bank aggregated our data to show the growing food needs over the past few years and asked us to look into the effects of cuts to SNAP benefits in November.
.@CAFBTX We dug deeper – food needs spiked earlier in 2013 and bounced up in Dec, unlike in 2012. pic.twitter.com/LWryDF106n
— United Way Austin (@uwatx) February 23, 2014
The more than 350K calls we answer each year allow us to keep a pulse on what our community truly needs. Now, we challenge you: put our data & our data nerds to the test. What do you want to know about the needs in our community?